What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Hunslet Club boxing star Abby Briggs is setting her sights on new challenges for the rest of 2020 as she makes the step up to junior level. At the England Boxing National Junior Championships in Liverpool today (15 March 2020) she progressed through her quarter final bout against a tough
Beeston boxer Ismail Khan’s fourth professional fight will take place on Friday 6 March 2020 at Elland Road. The super-featherweight fighter, who has a 3-0-0 record with two knockouts, will look to maintain his unbeaten record at the venue where he has fought all of his professional bouts to date.
Beeston boxer Ismail Khan’s latest professional bout will take place on Friday 6 September 2019 at Elland Road. The announcement comes after Khan’s previous fight, scheduled for July 13, was cancelled due to another fighter pulling out. The opponent and specific details of the September card have not yet been
It’s a quiet and calm Sunday morning by the River Aire. Kayakers glide on the water, pedestrians stroll by the Leeds & Liverpool Canal and a couple of ducks curl up on the grassy bank hoping to enjoy a weekend lie-in. Venture into the nearby gym off Kirkstall Road, though,
Four Hunslet Club boxers – Ivan Hope Price, Ellis Price, Abby Briggs and Kayla Holdsworth – have been selected to represent England in 2019/20. Of the three categories within each age group, the Price brothers are both part of the top-level ‘Excel’ phase, which comes before the Challenge and Discovery
The Hunslet Club last Friday (22 March) hosted a busy night of amateur boxing, featuring top young boxers from the club and across the region in 14 hard-fought bouts. All the competitors deserve credit for their energy, and their gallantry – but special mention is due to the following local
South Leeds mum Tracy Asquith took up an unusual challenge to raise funds for the foundation set up in memory of her son, Kyle. Tracy took to the ‘Ultimate Boxing Challenge’ – eight weeks of intense training, followed by three rounds in the ring. And she won her bout! With
Hunslet Club boxer Hope Price, 17, continues his phenonenal winning streak, with another national title under his belt, and great things ahead for the coming months. Last month (Sunday 18 February 2018) saw Hope retain his national title as youth flyweight (52kg) at Doncaster Dome. Next up are the Youth
Nineteen people, including four from South Leeds, appeared at Leeds Crown Court last Wednesday (27 September 2017) charged with violent disorder. As previously reported on South Leeds Life, the charges relate to a crowd disturbance at a boxing match held at the Elland Road Centenary Pavilion in February. Sixteen pleaded
17 of the 21 men charged with offences connected to the mass brawl at an Elland Road boxing match in February appeared at Leeds Magistrates Court yesterday (30 August 2017). Andrew Rowse, 31, of Northcote Crescent, Beeston pleaded guilty to Violent Disorder; Darren Fisher, 30, of Heald Street, Castleford pleaded